Microsoft brings Bing chatbot to phones after curbing quirks


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 23 Feb 2023

Putting the new AI-enhanced search engine into the hands of smartphone users is meant to give Microsoft an advantage over Google, which dominates the internet search business. — Microsoft

Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream – less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails.

The company said Wednesday it is bringing the new AI technology to its Bing smartphone app, as well as the app for its Edge internet browser, though it is still requiring people to sign up for a waitlist before using it.

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